Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer (AEDO) Community Overview Sept 2015

AEDs in Naval Aviation Enterprise (NAE) ~ 309 Aerospace Engineering Duty Officers (AEDO) 1510 ~ 415 Aerospace Maintenance Duty Officers (AMDO) 1520 ACQUISITION, TECHNICAL, & MAINTENANCE PROFESSIONALS LEADERSHIP ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM MANAGEMENT PRODUCTION, MANUFACTURING, AND QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING PRODUCTION FLEET READINESS CENTERS TEST & EVALUATION BUSINESS ACUMEN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CNAF, CNAVRES, USFFC REQUIREMENTS / RISKS FLEET PROVIDERS DIRECTOR OF NAVAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING – NETC (OPNAV N00T) RESOURCES NAVAIR, NAVSUP NAVSEA, NAVEUR, SPAWAR, DCMA N88 / N43 / NETC JCS / SECDEF AEDs… Leaders in all NAE areas

NAE Acquisition Community Leaders – 1500 VADM Dunaway (AEDO) NAVAIR RADM Mahr (AEDO) JSF RADM Gaddis (AEDO) PEO (T) RADM Winter (AEDO) CNR RADM(s) Sohl (AEDO) COMFRC RDML Jaynes (AMDO) PEO (A) RDML Becker (AEDO) PEO Space RDML Peters (AEDO) NAWCWD

Fleet Support / Production AEDO Career Fields Program Management Fleet Support / Production RDT&E FRCs TYCOM DCMAs NAVAIR SPAWAR Test Activities SPACE PATUXENT RIVER CHINA LAKE PT MUGU Approximately ONE-THIRD of AEDO billets are flying billets

Program Management - NAVAIR Cradle-to-grave life cycle support for aerospace systems: - Aircraft & associated weapon systems - Avionics - Space systems Responsible for $ billions in Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) and procurement Interface with OPNAV sponsors, defense contractors, ASN(RDA), Congress, inter-service and multi-agency Major Program Manager = Potential Flag maker

Program Management - Space Space Cadre: “Operationalize” Space Subspecs: 5500, 6206 AQDs: VR1-3, VS5-8 29 AEDOs: 10 x O-6 12 x O-5, 7 x O-4, 0 x O-3 Space Track: - O-3/O-4: NPS (MS in SSE / SSO) - O-4: Space tour - O-4/O-5: NAVAIR tour - O-5: Space DPM tour (2yr breakout prior to IZ for CAPT) Space Rotation (Excursion): - O-4: NAVAIR tour - O-4 / O-5: Space tour (NSSO / SPAWAR SD / LA / DNV) - O-5: NAVAIR DPM tour AEDO Space Cadre Billets PEO C4I 2 PMA 101/ PMW146 6 SSFA DET DVR 1 27 SSFA Navy Space Cadre Website http://www.npc.navy.mil/bupers-npc/officer/Detailing/spacecadre/Pages/default.aspx

Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) Naval Air Warfare Centers (NAWC) - Weapons Division (NAWCWD) - China Lake, CA - NTWP: VX-30 (Pt. Mugu) & VX-31 (China Lake) - Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) – Pax River, MD - NTWL: VX-20, HX-21, VX-23, & USNTPS - Training Systems Division (TSD) – Orlando, FL - NAVAIR Lakehurst, NJ Operational Test at VX-1 (Pax River) & VX-9 (China Lake) ONR, DARPA, NRL (Washington, D.C.) AEDC: Flight simulation test facility

Production: Fleet Readiness Centers (FRC) Hands-on production facilities: Hundreds of civilians Dozens of military Budget: $ millions Responsible for aircraft modifications, depot level maintenance, systems engineering Fleet Readiness Centers (FRCs): Mid-Atlantic (Oceana, VA) * East (Cherry Point, NC) * Southeast (Jacksonville, FL) * Southwest (North Island, CA) * West (Lemoore, CA) Northwest (Whidbey Island, WA) Western Pacific (Atsugi, Japan) * 0-6 FRC CO = Potential Flag maker

Production: Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) Oversight of government contracts at major aircraft & weapon systems production facilities AEDOs perform acceptance test flying prior to government purchase Quality assurance at contractor facilities Program integration between NAVAIR and contractor (CONUS / OCONUS) Locations: St. Augustine, FL Hartford/Stratford, CT St. Louis, MO Owego, NY Ft. Worth, TX Seattle, WA Atsugi, Japan

AEDO Geographic Distribution (as of Jul 15) DC METRO 53 NORFOLK/ VA BEACH / FT LEE 11 ORLANDO / EGLIN ST. AUGUSTINE / JACKSONVILLE / WEST PALM 18 MILLINGTON 1 SAN DIEGO / LOS ANGELES / PT MUGU 26 JAPAN 8 CHINA LAKE 14 DENVER NORTHEAST DAYTON / WPAFB (NON-STUDENT) 3 ST. LOUIS 4 WICHITA DALLAS / CORPUS / HOUSTON SEATTLE PAX RIVER 163 MONTEREY (NON-STUDENT)

Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer Career Progression The Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer (AEDO) Community provides leadership, operational and technical knowledge and expert program/logistics management in the acquisition and sustainment of Naval Aerospace to include air vehicles with associated communication and weapon systems, and space based weapon systems in the Naval Aviation Enterprise, SPAWAR and Defense Contract Management Agency. The community is comprised of approximately 320 officers with aviation warfare designations and qualifications. The only community accession vehicle is via the Lateral Transfer / Redesignation Board with an accession window spanning about 8 to 16 years of service. Approximately 85% of the community’s accessions are at the O-4 grade. These officers will have served typical aviation sea/shore rotations through their accession point and should have proven themselves with standout operational performance and attained key operational training, certification, qualification and aviation warfare designation. AEDOs serve in a variety of positions within the following career fields which lead to Major Acquisition Command at the O-6 level: program management/systems engineering, industrial production, test and evaluation. Over the course of a career, AEDOs are expected to gain professional diversity by serving in assignments in more than one of these career fields, and as they progress in experience and seniority, they are expected to build depth in at least one career field by completing tours in increasing scope of responsibility within their primary career field. Officers may also serve in vital Fleet support positions (TYCOM staff). While AEDOs gain valuable experience in these positions while providing critical interface between the Fleet operating forces and NAVAIRSYSCOM, there are no AEDO command opportunities available in this field. Community emphasis is placed on formal technical education. Masters level education opportunity exists in five curriculums between Naval Postgraduate School and the Air Force Institute of Technology. With senior level positions requiring business/managerial skill sets, advanced degrees are appropriate and should be given consideration. Obtaining a test pilot subspecialty via graduation from a test pilot school is also valued by the community. The Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) sets education, training and experience requirements for acquisition workforce members. The expectation is for officers to attain higher levels of career field certification as they mature and gain experience and also to gain membership in the Acquisition Corps (AC) . Primary career field training combined with acquisition related experience will result in DAWIA level certification 1 through 3, with Level 3 being the highest level of certification. Officers may apply for Acquisition Corps membership when they have attained the rank of LCDR, Level 2 certification in a career field and met the applicable acquisition experience requirements. AC membership is determined via a separate NPC Administrative board process. Lieutenants are not eligible for AC membership. The AEDO community is exempt from Flag Officer Joint requirements due to a Scientific and Technology waiver (Engineering). However, promotion statistics for Joint Qualified Officers O3-O5 are still tracked for compliance with Title 10 requirements for Joint Qualified Officers.

AEDO Major Command (Captain) Snapshot* 56 AEDO Captains 66% selected for Command 25 Program Managers 3 FRC/DCMA Cos 7 Non-NAVAIR Program Managers *as of SEP 2015

Test Squadron Command (VX / HX / TPS) **Tentative Schedule** Aviation Command (Test) eligible: CDR/CDR(s) Acquisition Corps (AC) Member DAWIA T&E Level II TPS grad (5403P/Q subspec) 48 mos in acquisition-coded billets Includes AEDOs and AC URLs AEDO zones: Senior: must be able to get FITREP as CO prior to being IZ for O-6 Junior: CDR(s) “Best and Fully Qualified” Performance, performance, performance Flt Test experience & recent flying Program office/Fleet DH tour March 16 ACSB TPS VX-20 VX-31 March 17 VX-30 March 18 HX-21 VX-23 Strive for two looks CDR (s) gets you to the dance O5 fitrep dictates as CO dictates top of the zone HX-21: any helo VX-20 & VX-30: P-3, P-8, EP-3, E-2, C-2, S-3, ES-3, E-6, C-130 VX-23 & VX-31: F-18, EA-18G, JSF

Flying / Flight Pay / PCS orders APPROXIMATELY ONE-THIRD OF AEDO BILLETS ARE DIFOPS Test & Evaluation / FRC / DCMA Flying keeps us in touch w/ technology and reality Transfer to AEDO does not guarantee meeting of flight gates. Detailer and OCM will attempt to meet gates, but no guarantees. ACIP (FLT PAY) IS NOT AFFECTED BY TRANSFER TO AEDO IF ALREADY IN RECEIPT OF URL PCS ORDERS: LATERAL TRANSFER USUALLY DOES NOT SUPERSEDE EXISTING ORDERS - CASE BY CASE HANDLING

Transfer & Redesignation Aviation officers can APPLY for LAT XFR to AEDO: w/in 12 mos of MSR completion (winging obligation) w/in 12 mos of ACCP completion (bonus obligation) OR w/in 12 mos of Department Head PRD Once SELECTED for LAT XFR, Aviation officers may REDESIGNATE to 1510 no earlier than the later of: MSR ACCP PRD in URL Billet Additionally, if selected for promotion as URL, will not be redesignated until after their promotion date AEDO OCM in coordination with PERS-43 will handle redesignation timing

Transfer Redesignation Board: “Aligning the planets” Can / will your URL aviation community let you ‘play’ on the Transfer Redesignation Board? YG community restrictions VFA, VAQ, VP, HSL, etc 1310 vs 1320 Other aviation commitments MSR (Winging Obligation) ACCP (DH Bonus) Second-sea / DH tour Does the AEDO Community have room? YG – Available AEDO quotas Senior LT – CDR(s)…typically Performance, performance, performance Acquisition experience Education (Undergraduate & Graduate)

Make Yourself Competitive Performance (70%) Sustained Superior Performance Experience (20%) NAVAIR involvement Special Projects DAWIA training & certification Acquisition Corps (AC) membership Education (10%) Pursue a Master’s Degree (Technical / Business)

Application Process Transfer/Redesignation Board: Information on community and application, visit the AEDO Homepage: http://www.npc.navy.mil/Officer/Aviation/AEDO Sample Application Community Information Call Officer Community Manager (OCM): LCDR Regan Hanson/ 301-757-8480 / DSN: 757-8480 ORM Your Career!! There is RISK involved in applying. You may alienate yourself within your command and jeopardize good FITREPs. Call AEDO OCM / Detailer prior to making any move to help in ‘Risk Assessment’ and determining best time to apply. All calls are confidential…application process is not.

AEDO Accessions: FY13/14 & FY15 Lat-Xfer Stats NOV 13 T/R Board details: Total applicants: 67 Quota: 15 (YG99 – YG06) Total selected: 9 FY15 Lateral-Transfer #2 (JUN 15): FY14 Lateral-Transfer #1 (NOV 13): FY14 Lateral-Transfer #2 (JUN 14): FY15 Lateral-Transfer #1 (NOV 15): JUN 14 T/R Board details: Total applicants: 60 Quota: 15 (YG00 – YG08) Total selected: 14 83 applicants for June 2012 board…13 picks. YG 97-06 NOV 14 T/R Board details: Total applicants: 60 Quota: 14 (YG00 – YG08) Total selected: 12 JUN 15 T/R Board details: Total applicants: 58 Quota: 17 (YG00 – YG09) Total selected: 13

AEDO Career Progression Promotion Opportunity Command Opportunity MPM/ MASC Experience Averages (months): MPM: 113 Acq / 52 Prog Office MASC: 153 Acq / 34 Prog Office 60% Selection Rate - Hard/Soft BO in O-5 CMD or Program Office CAPT FRC & DCMA Command NAVAIR Slate VX Command – ACSB NPC Millington, TN ACAT I IPTL/DPM O-5 CMD (VX, FRC, DCMA) 80% Selection Rate EP as DH or in AEDO billet CDR Lat Transfer Opportunity As a CDR(s): ~10% : As a Senior LT: ~40% LCDR TPS Excellent foundation for acquisition career Sustained superior performance is critical

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Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA)

DAWIA - What is it? Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act Public Law 101-510 Title XII USC - 5 Nov 1990 Mandates professionalism of the acquisition workforce through: - Education - Training - Experience - Career Management SECNAVINST 5300.36

DAWIA Certification Process used to determine that you meet the mandatory standards established for your position (billet). Certification Level I, II, or III has been assigned to each designated acquisition position (billet). - Acquisition billets assigned Additional Qualification Designators (AQD). Certification requirements for each level in each career field are based on: - Education - Experience - Training DAU Catalog Identifies Requirements - http://icatalog.dau.mil/onlinecatalog/CareerLvl.aspx http://www.acq.osd.mil/dau

Certification Levels Billet Codes Level 1 billets ~ ENS - LT paygrade Level 2 billets ~ LCDR paygrade Level 3 billets ~ CDR - CAPT paygrade All captain billets are critically coded Only can be filled by Acquisition Corp (AC) Member. Waiverable by DACM.

Training (How You Get It) - DAWIA Training Courses DAU Catalog Lists Where and When It's Given...Moving Target https://www.atrrs.army.mil/channels/navyedacm/Public/DODConsentForm.htm Paid for by Central Training Fund - Equivalency Approved by DAU List of Those Approved in DAU Catalog and DAU Webpage http://www.dau.mil - Validate by EXAMINATION - Fulfillment Credit for demonstrated competency through experience, education, and/or alternative training http://www.npc.navy.mil/Officer/Acquisition/ ** If detailed into a billet w/o training, you have 18 months to complete required course(s)

PSR Special Qualifications Career Field Certifications / APC Membership entered into official record as Additional Qualification Designators (AQDs) Check your Officer Summary Record (OSR) Example: OSR Cover Sheet AQD ACQ PM LV3 AA3 ACQ T&E LV2 AT2 ACQ FULL QUAL APM No AC membership … No assignment to critically coded billets without a waiver!

Acquisition Corps (AC)

Acquisition Corps - What Is It? What is the Acquisition Corps (AC)? Navy’s version of Acquisition Corps mandated by DAWIA More senior, acquisition experienced persons who meet education, training, and experience requirements (URL, AEDO, AMDO, EDO, Supply) You must be an AC member to fill Critical Acquisition Position (CAP) billets CAP billets include all AED O-6 & Above and some CDR billets ~ 800 total CAP billets spread across designators Member must apply to be considered. AC board is conducted annually, announced by NAVADMIN As an AEDO you MUST be an AC member to compete for promotion and command opportunity – Get it NOW

AC Requirements ** O-4/GS-13 or Above ** (only non-waiverable req.) BA/BS Degree Including: 24 Business Credits or 12 Business Credits if Degree has 24 credit hours in a primary acquisition career field Four Years Experience in Acquisition Related Billets 12 Months Credit for Completing Acquisition Related Degree Waiver of Up to 18 Months for Completing Commander Command Tour Certified or trained Level II in an acquisition career field http://www.npc.navy.mil/bupers-npc/officer/Detailing/acquisition/Pages/default2.aspx

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